---
id: CVE-2025-54292
title: >-
  Path traversal in Canonical LXD LXD-UI versions before 6.5 and 5.21.4 on all
  platforms allows remote authenticated attackers to access or modify unintended
  resources via crafted resource names embedded in URL paths.
summary: >-
  Path traversal in Canonical LXD LXD-UI versions before 6.5 and 5.21.4 on all
  platforms allows remote authenticated attackers to access or modify unintended
  resources via crafted resource names embedded in URL paths.
severity: medium
cvss: 4.6
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N'
cwe:
  - CWE-22
vendor: canonical
product: lxd
affected:
  - 'lxd >= 5.0.0, < 5.21.4'
  - 'lxd >= 6.0, < 6.5'
patched:
  - lxd 6.5
published: '2025-10-02'
updated: '2026-10-12'
sourceUpdated: '2026-10-12T15:10:00.207'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-54292'
references:
  - url: 'https://github.com/canonical/lxd/security/advisories/GHSA-7425-4qpj-v4w3'
    label: security@ubuntu.com
  - url: 'https://github.com/canonical/lxd/security/advisories/GHSA-7425-4qpj-v4w3'
    label: 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0
tags:
  - nvd
epss: 0.0032
epssPercentile: 0.23141
ingestedAt: '2026-10-12T15:55:08.074Z'
---

## Overview

Path traversal in Canonical LXD LXD-UI versions before 6.5 and 5.21.4 on all platforms allows remote authenticated attackers to access or modify unintended resources via crafted resource names embedded in URL paths.

## Affected

- `lxd >= 5.0.0, < 5.21.4`
- `lxd >= 6.0, < 6.5`

## Remediation

Upgrade past the affected range:

- `lxd 6.5`